Dynamic Data-Based Deployment Sequencing

Abstract

In one example, a server farm updater may schedule application of a software change to a server farm based on a farm temperature value representing a dynamically determined level of customer interaction with the server farm. A server farm updater may maintain a customer profile for the server farm describing a customer interaction with the server farm. The server farm updater may apply a farm temperature describing a server farm usage based on the customer profile. The server farm updater may apply the software change to the server farm based on the farm temperature.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A server farm updater, comprising:
 memory configured to maintain a customer profile for the server farm describing a customer interaction with the server farm;   a processing core having at least one processor configured to apply a farm temperature describing a server farm usage based on the customer profile; and   a data interface configured to apply the software change to the server farm based on the farm temperature.   
     
     
         2 . The server farm updater of  claim 1 , wherein the processing core is configured to monitor the customer interaction with the server farm. 
     
     
         3 . The server farm updater of  claim 1 , wherein the memory is configured to divide a server farm group containing the server farm into a set of farm temperature buckets. 
     
     
         4 . The server farm updater of  claim 1 , wherein the processing core is configured to assign the server farm to at least one of a single tenant server farm group and a multi-tenant server farm group. 
     
     
         5 . The server farm updater of  claim 1 , wherein the processing core is configured to normalize the farm temperature between a single tenant server farm group and a multi-tenant server farm group. 
     
     
         6 . The server farm updater of  claim 1 , wherein the processing core is configured to select randomly the server farm to receive an artificially mutated farm temperature. 
     
     
         7 . The server farm updater of  claim 1 , wherein the processing core is configured to adjust the customer profile based on the customer interaction of the server farm. 
     
     
         8 . The server farm updater of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a communication interface configured to receive a software change package from a software provider device describing the software change.   
     
     
         9 . The server farm updater of  claim 1 , wherein the processing core is configured to determine a change type for the software change. 
     
     
         10 . The server farm updater of  claim 1 , wherein the processing core is configured to select an application protocol for the software change based on a change type for the software change. 
     
     
         11 . The server farm updater of  claim 1 , wherein the processing core is configured to determine an application wave describing a farm group percentage based on a software change package from a software provider describing the software change. 
     
     
         12 . The server farm updater of  claim 1 , wherein the processing core is configured to generate an application schedule based on an application wave describing a farm group percentage and the farm temperature. 
     
     
         13 . A computing device, having a memory to store a series of instructions that are executed by at least one processor to apply a software change to a server farm, the computing device configured to
 monitor a customer interaction with the server farm;   maintain a customer profile for the server farm describing the customer interaction with the server farm;   apply a farm temperature describing a server farm usage based on the customer profile; and   apply the software change to the server farm based on the farm temperature.   
     
     
         14 . The computing device of  claim 13 , wherein the computing device is further configured to
 receive a software change package from a software provider device describing the software change.   
     
     
         15 . The computing device of  claim 13 , wherein the computing device is further configured to
 receive a customer notification opting for a specific schedule position in an application cycle for the software change.   
     
     
         16 . The computing device of  claim 13 , wherein the computing device is further configured to
 assign the server farm to a change freeze farm temperature blocking application of the software change for freeze period.   
     
     
         17 . The computing device of  claim 13 , wherein the computing device is further configured to
 assign an early adopter temperature to the server farm prioritizing application of the software change in an application cycle.   
     
     
         18 . The computing device of  claim 13 , wherein the computing device is further configured to
 assign the server farm to a critical watch list to delay application of the software change in an application cycle upon identifying a recent incident at the server farm.   
     
     
         19 . A machine-implemented method, comprising:
 maintaining a customer profile for a server farm describing a customer interaction with the server farm;   applying a farm temperature describing a server farm usage based on the customer profile;   receiving a software change package from a software provider device describing a software change; and   applying a software change to the server farm based on the farm temperature.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising:
 dividing a server farm group containing the server farm into a set of farm temperature buckets.